Preparation:
1. Place popcorn in large buttered bowl.
2. Draw a heart on a sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil, approximately 8 inches in diameter.
3. Combine remaining ingredients except pie filling in a saucepan; cook to 260 F. (soft-crack stage) on candy thermometer.
4. Pour syrup in a thin stream over popcorn; mix thoroughly.
5. Quickly press onto foil heart, building edges to form rim; allow to cool.
6. Spoon cherry pie filling into heart-shaped popcorn shell; serve. |